Originally Posted by
PTahCha
You and me both, since I'm in the same boat. Status won't change until January 2019, but better late than never.
And yes, in this case thepointsguy is wrong. FAQ from Marriott is fairly prescriptive, and I've posted the FAQ on the wikipost above.
Yeah, looks like thepointsguy is wrong. Starwood Lurker in the program merger sticky master also indicates combining counts for LTPP.